Admiral Evans Arrives in Washington for Pacific Cruise Plans
Admiral Robley D Evans arrived in Washington and visited the Navy Department to finalize arrangements for the Pacific voyage. He discussed retirements, crew rotations, and construction/steam fittings while praising recent target practice results and the Navy’s current status, with several details kept confidential for political reasons.
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Metcalf to Inspect New York Navy Yard Deck Site
Civil Engineer Gregory reports Secretary Metcalf will inspect the Brooklyn Navy Yard yard and push all measures to resolve the tangled contract for the Sammoth ary deck. Contractor Shera cites municipal sewer faults and map errors as delays while Metcalf aims to expedite completion without further delay.
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Pinsent Secretors
Army Orders and Assignments Cover Extended Duty Details
Army orders list officers and units with recent promotions retirements and transfers. Capt Charles Grand mento and Capt Charles Meptsrn are noted, along with Col Febert Savage retirement and various department duties including Fort Slwum and California assignments.
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Savage
Fort Siwum
Wiilun
Ordnance Department
Jerhinx Coser
Arthur L Pullen
Sritery Corte
Commasaine General Department of
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Algnal
Jafferson
Third Cavalry
Sey
Henry B. Par
Park, Ky
Bizer Protection Plan Favored to Keep Mississippi Unclogged
OH Newell, director of the United States Reclamation Service, returns from western reclamation project inspections and Great Lakes to Mississippi navigation study. He urges that permanent Lower Mississippi improvement depends on protecting Missouri River banks withrevetment and notes vast sand and clay silt from caving banks clog the river above St. Louis. He estimates land loss from erosion and advocates funding to prevent further damage. Newell began his May trip with Secretary Garfield to nine major reclamation projects and has served on the Inland Waterways Commission for three weeks.
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United States Reclamation Service
Great Lakes
Newell
Garfeld
Inland Waterways Commission
Lane Finds Rebating Southern Pacific Offender
Interstate Commerce Commission investigator Lane reports evidence of rebates paid by Southern Pacific to favored shippers on interstate shipments. He notes inside rates and a $500,000 total rebates over the past year, but says not all rebates were for interstate freight. Lane seeks regulation to enforce uniform rates and stresses efforts to comply overall.
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Franklin K Lane
Pacifi
Edward H Harriman
Lane
San Frencieco
Tt Wen
Pacffc
California
Langs
Southern Pacific
Interstate Commerce Commintion
San Frances
Palio
Pacific Coast
Harriman
West
Missouri River
May Cut Canal Cement Bill
Engineers report possible savings on cement for Isthmian project by producing clinker locally in the Isthmus. Transport and grinding would reduce cooperage costs and cut overall cement needs for dam construction.
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Panama
Department of Locks and Dama
Coast defenses eyed at Half Moon Bay near San Francisco
War Department outlines coastal defense plans with Half Moon Bay targeted as a primary vulnerability for a potential foreign landing on the San Francisco coast. Navy and Army officers receive orders and assignments as part of shaping the new scheme.
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War Department
Half Moon Bay
San Francisco
Uniform bill of lading debated by railroads and shippers
Nearly all railroads and major shippers represented at an Interstate Commerce hearing argued for two forms of a uniform bill of lading rather than the commission’s single proposed plan. They favored a straight bill and an order bill with distinct functions, while banks and crop loans tied to negotiable instruments were cited as concerns.
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Comtmon
United States
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Rathford Company
FR E L Marshal
Samuel Williston
Congress
Hilinda Manufacturers Association
Peace meeting in Washington by Central American diplomats
Prominent diplomats from Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, and other Central American states will assemble in Washington next month for a regional peace conference. Costa Rica emphasizes no disputes with neighbors and a desire for lasting tranquillity and progress.
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Famous healer Munyon to tour nation with remedies
Prof James B Munyon famed for painless cures travels from Washington to California and Japan to promote his rheumatism remedy and other health products. He asserts his pills relieve neuralgic pains within hours and plans to market new beverages as part of his expanding enterprise.
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James Bf Munson
Washington
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Grifornia
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Plan Toll Hike For Washington Union Station
Rail passenger agents at a New Willard session proposed adding 20 to 35 cents to tickets for Washington bound travel to fund the new Union Station. Excluding fares under 3, the rise would reach 19 percent for some passes with temporary coupons, as seven railroads seek repayment of 5000000 spent on the project.
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Edericksburg
Potomac
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Chesapeake and Ohio
Politicians Press Lower Railroad Fares At Southern Meeting
President Finley of the Southern Railway Company told the American Association of General Passenger Agents that rate reductions are political in origin and not from complaints to regulators. He warned against radical fare cuts that could confiscate carrier property while urging improved service and government-backed regulation based on sound economics. Delegates planned a Mount Vernon trip and elected officers later in the day.
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South not hostile to rails says Miley stockholders remark
In New York on October 15 Miley reports that President Finley of the Southern Railway told stockholders the South is not hostile to railroad enterprise. He notes growing shipper support for fair treatment, cites rapid industrial growth with 30 new plants last year and capacity expansion at existing plants. Attorney General taps Alexander J Huntley as special assistant to handle a title case. Reeves T Strickland named law clerk and examiner of titles.
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Ex Guckoo’s Tale of Roosevelt Press Cuckoos Decoded
A Washington era reminiscence frames Theodore Roosevelt’s press agents as “cuckoos” in a candid, yearlong insider view. The author describes how presidents use reporters to seed public sentiment, expel or favor aides, and shape campaigns through selective briefings and out-of-town outlets. The piece traces methods from Roosevelt to Taft, detailing the strategist’s control of information and the politics of who gets the stage.
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White House Terrace Bay Trees Replaced by Wintergreen
During Roosevelt era, bay trees on the east and west terraces are being replaced with wintergreen due to their inability to withstand winter. About seventy five bay trees will be removed and replaced. work will take several days. A dead maple near Moorhead Street is noted.
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White House
Roosevelt
Durine
Holland
Appointment shuffle designates new legation secretaries
The State Department assigns Algernon Bertoris of Washington, DC as secretary of legation at Donteglieo Sartoris. Gustavus L Morros Jr of Michigan is named secretary of legation at La Paz Bolivia.
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